Kurt Busch

It what many started out thinking was going to be a single-file snooze fest, the 2019 Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona International Speedway yesterday ended up being an expensive day for a lot of Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Teams. That included the new team of No. 1 driver, Kurt Busch. Busch sat down after Sunday’s race to report what he saw.

After a long time of waiting to find out the final driver in the lineup of the four-car Stewart-Haas Racing Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series for 2018, yesterday the final piece was announced. Kurt Busch will return to the No. 41 in 2018.

In all sports, it’s often said that a win is a win is a win. But in NASCAR, it’s always felt a bit cheap to get a win in a rain-shortened race. Sunday’s Michigan International Speedway race was no different. In the current NASCAR Chase format, a new winner at Michigan would have been a crummy way to get into the 2015 Chase.